25 comments

Tracy Smith

This would had to be the one time I would have whooped this kid butt, obviously something he’s not getting at home for him to latch out at an adult. Now the bad part is Juvenile Court will only give him counseling! Had the driver whooped the kid, the parent would be outraged! SMH

For Real

Dr. JohnS

Tracy you may know more than me, but when I was in school we were taught you can raise cattle, horses, corn, soybeans, etc. but you rear a child. Perhaps you are correct the child was raised in the wild of Memphis without and trimming or pruning.

SD

Love how folks chime in on every news post negatively. Ignorance is bliss. Keep it up…it makes for entertainment. Sorry this disrespectful ingrate didn’t have home training and decided to join the rest of the ingrates in jail. Ridiculous.

Dr. JohnS

starup

Come on people you can’t blame the home unless you know the home did that driver say something to tick the kid off think about it we were kids once I know it were alot of adults I wanted to beat but I knew better.

SC

NCOWife2

I don’t know what Tennessee law says, but I know the district would not have backed the driver if he had defended himself. However, there are some states that do allow public school employees to give a secondary student whatever he/she gives them. Students are far less likely to strike an authority figure when they already know what’s coming to them.

memphis pride

Yesterday there were a news report concerning kids from Cordova fighting on the bus. Two sisters and two brothers. Most of the people responded by saying the bus driver is at fault because her/she didn’t intervene. Now you can see why. It’s so funny how people feel that what they say are right enven if you can prove them wrong. I agree with startup.

Terry

I agree. It would be his last day. The driver asked for his pass so why didn’t he just give it up like I’m sure everyone else does? That makes ME question his reason for getting on the bus. Is it his bus to ride? Was he going to fight someone on the bus? Does he even go to that school? The driver was right in defending his self I just hate he got the blunt end! IF more people would defend themselves maybe these thug boys would think twice before acting a fool!

Nonya Bidness

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Ernie

The driver had no way of knowing the motivation behind this kid getting on that bus and refusing to leave. What if this kid’s intentions were nefarious? What if he was intent on high jacking the bus, taking hostages, shooting everyone on the bus? Sure he’s a kid but kids have shot up schools before in this country. Had this happened the country would be outraged that the driver didn’t do anything to stop it. So let’s make up our minds. Do we want our kids to be safe & for drivers to have the right to put someone off (forcibly if need be) the bus when they obviously don’t belong there or do we want to raise hell because some unruly, disrespectful kid got shoved? Can’t have it both ways folks. This kid would not have been shoved had he obeyed the rules & listened to the driver.